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Mar 22, 2019, 10:49 PM

Not This Way: Recognizing Sovereignty on the Golan

It was a sunny May day in 2008 when I walked into my Battalion Commander’s Office and requested a 6-day vacation. This was quite brash of me: I was merely a young lieutenant, fresh out of Officers Training Course,...

Nov 27, 2018, 11:08 AM

If Anything, Blame the Israeli Government

There are only two kinds of people, and one shade of Zionism, in the world. You’re either a pro-Israeli philosemite with a relentless affection to the holy land (and people) and an undeniable pro-settlement stance – or you’re a...

Nov 2, 2018, 11:54 AM

Israel’s anti-Semite friends

In the wake of the election of the ultra-conservative politician, Jair Bolsonaro, as president of Brazil, a Twitter exchange between two prominent Israeli journalists told the story of two very different approaches to the rising power of populist parties’...

May 31, 2018, 6:43 AM

Eitan Cabel’s wrongs and rights

Cabel’s Wrongs MK Eitan Cabel’s Annexation Plan, publicized in The Times of Israel last week, has caused quite the commotion on the Israeli Left as a whole – and in the Labor party (and the alliance it belongs to –...

May 12, 2018, 1:07 AM

Liberté, Liberté Chérie

The French national anthem, La Marseillaise, is probably the best national anthem in the world. It is a bold statement to make in Israel, as in any other proud nation: after all, everyone likes to think that theirs is...

May 8, 2018, 12:05 AM

Furthermore, They Are of the Opinion That Democracy Should Be Destroyed

Much has been said as of late about the latest legislative effort to curtail the Israeli Supreme Court, led by the “Jewish Home”. Some, particularly on the Right, support this legislation, though in different versions. There are those, such...

Apr 28, 2018, 12:07 AM

Who is to Blame for Barnard’s pro-BDS Vote?

Upon voting to ask Barnard’s administration to divest from several companies that have strong business connections with Israel, Barnard’s’ students have effectively decided to put their trust in “Students for Justice in Palestine”, “Jewish Voice for Peace” and of...

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About Me

Ido is a Tel-Aviv educated lawyer and an MA graduate in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University. He currently works at an American-Israeli NGO located in New York. He writes the “Manhattan Project” blog for “Ha’aretz”. Prior to moving to New York, Ido worked as a lawyer at Herzog, Fox, Ne’eman and co. He has previously served as an adviser to Israel’s ambassador to the OECD, UNESCO and CoE. Ido Served as an intelligence officer in the Golani Brigade between 2005-2009. He still serves in reserves.